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Vanilla Extract

Level 1Generally benignIn Winter's Dictionary

Vanilla Extract is a flavoring — Extract from vanilla bean

What it does

Extract from vanilla bean

Where you'll see it

foods, beverages

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: GRAS
  • Notes: ASP

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): extracted from the full-grown unripe fruit of the vanilla plant of Mexico and the West Indies